black&write! had the pleasure of attending AustLit’s inaugural Teaching with BlackWords Symposium co-hosted by the School of Communication and Arts (University of Queensland) and Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning (University of Technology Sydney). The sold-out event featured a stellar line-up of educators and writers who generously shared their insights and strategies on teaching Aboriginal and … Read more

The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) is the peak body for editing professionals in Australia, and they recently held a national conference at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. We had the opportunity to work with the national IPEd conference, so black&write! presents to you our session from that day; In Conversation between Dr Sandra … Read more

Dr Sandra Phillips Dr Sandra Phillips is Lecturer in Publishing and Literary Studies, School of Media, Entertainment & Creative Arts in QUT’s Creative Industries Faculty. A former industry-trained book editor, Sandra trained and worked with Magabala Books and University of Queensland Press, and later managed Aboriginal Studies Press. Sandra is active in the Indigenous writing and … Read more

We come from a long line of storytellers. Our traditions have been passed down from generation to generation, given to us by our ancestors to teach us about the world we live in. The rights from wrongs, the good from bad and the ways to keep our culture alive. Oral storytelling is the oldest form … Read more